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Campus Construction Update for Aug. 4-10

August 2, 2013 — These are among the construction
activities scheduled Aug. 4-10 at the University of Wyoming:

Golf Indoors -- The UW Board
of Trustees has selected a Wyoming firm to build a new Indoor Golf Practice Facility.
Read more.

The UW Facilities Planning Office reports the following activities for the week:

Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center (22nd and Grand, scheduled
completion fall 2014) -- The contractor has completed the utility work at 22nd
Street, and the street has been patched. It will be opened as soon as the
Wyoming Department of Transportation completes repairs to the signal at 22nd
and Grand, targeted for Aug. 7 or 8. Erection of the steel structure for the
building is underway. Installation of the metal decking will begin this week. Additional project information is available here.

Biological Sciences Building Mechanical Modifications (Scheduled
substantial completion -- reoccupied is mid-August, final completion is set for
October) -- Building users are encouraged to use the northwest entrance to
avoid construction activities. Interior work will continue throughout the week. Work will focus on the fourth floor; ceiling
installation will continue on the first floor.

Enzi STEM Facility (Lewis Street between 10th and 11th streets,
scheduled completion June 2015) -- Lewis Street remains closed between 10th and
11th streets. The site work has been completed and bidding/contracting for the
main project is in progress. The main project is scheduled to start in late August.

Wainwright/Willett
Bungalows (Future parking lot) -- The west entry to the
parking lot to the College of Law Building and the Buchanan Center for the
Performing Arts (northwest of Beta House from Willett) is closed to establish a
staging area to construct the new Bungalow parking lot. The north entrance from
Willett, to the west side of the College of Law Building, will remain open and
will be the only way for vehicles to enter the lot.

Construction
of the parking lot has begun. Demolition work along Willett, west of the
College of Law and on the north side of Law/Performing Arts parking lot, is
nearly complete. New concrete curb and gutter will be poured this week along
Willett, west of Law and on the north side of Law/PAC parking lot. Fencing is
installed around the perimeter of the site. Scheduled completion is Oct. 4.

Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts (Fine Arts Building,
renovation and expansion, scheduled completion December 2014) -- Additional
project information is available here. The parking
lot on the east side of the UW Performing Arts Center is closed, and is being
used for construction staging and will be converted into a green area following
construction. Building visitors should use the parking lot on the north side of
the building. Those entering the Performing Arts Center must now enter through
the doors on the west side of the building. This will be the entrance for all
building operations, including classes, ticket purchases and performances,
until construction is complete. The east side of the building is a secured
construction zone with restricted access. Footing excavation, rebar placement
and pouring continues, and foundation walls will follow. Heavy truck traffic
will be frequent near War Memorial Fieldhouse, 22nd Street and Willett Drive.

Half Acre Gymnasium Addition and Renovation (Scheduled completion
spring 2015) -- Full project information is available at www.uwyo.edu/ha-renovation. Half
Acre Gymnasium remains open and accessible via the west entrance. The day-lot
parking area and roadway immediately east of Half Acre Gymnasium is closed.
Temporary day-use parking has been established in the lot east of the Wyoming
Union.

Construction work for Phase
I, consisting of the demolition and reconstruction of the east portion of
the existing building, continues this week with deconstruction as the focus.
Construction and staging areas north, south and east of the existing building
have been established and are closed to all vehicular and pedestrian traffic,
except that which is construction related. Access to Prexy’s Pasture from the
east Wyoming Union parking lot between Half Acre and the Wyoming Union is
closed until further notice. Please use alternate routes through the Wyoming
Union or between the Union and Coe Library. Temporary staging/construction
areas also may be established with limited notice near the west entrance and
along the pedestrian pathways north of Half Acre Gymnasium between Prexy’s
Pasture and Willett Drive as required by the ongoing construction-related
tasks.

Significant deconstruction activities are underway toward demolishing the
east portion of the existing building. Considerable noise, dust and debris will
potentially be created by the activities, although operational precautions are
in place to mitigate any impact beyond the immediate construction area. Heavy
truck traffic will be frequent on Willett Drive west of 15th Street and along
the perimeter of the Union parking lot.

White Hall Renovations -- Punch-list items continue on all floors.
Re-roofing activities are complete. Fencing has been removed, though the west
parking lot will still be closed until the end of July.

ESCo Project (Energy Services Company) -- Long Energy Services Co.
employees and contractors have completed work on lighting retrofits in the
Engineering and Agriculture buildings. Control wiring and new VAV box
installations in the Agriculture Building are continuing, which will impact
building occupants. Workers will wear identifying badges. Work on the Wyoming
State Veterinary Laboratory boiler replacement continues with contractor
staging on the west side of the building.

Agriculture Building A, B & D -- (on Lewis between 12th and 13th
streets) will be deconstructed this summer/fall. Asbestos abatement has begun.
Parking areas between Ag A and B, and north of Ag A, will be used for staging
by the abatement contractor. There will be no “A” and “U” parking in these
areas. Access to the alley -- along north of the Agriculture Building -- will
remain open.

Education Annex Canopy (Scheduled completion August 2013) --
Construction activities continue on the project, including exterior
reconstruction of sidewalks and the erection of structural steel canopy framing
between the east entrance of the Education Annex and the north entrance of the
Education Building, as well as interior renovation of the corridor in the
vicinity of the Dean’s Office in the Education Building. Interior renovation
may require sporadic and short-term limitations to pedestrian access through
the corridor in the vicinity of the Dean’s Office.

Vehicular access and parking availability in the lot north of the Education
Building will be severely limited throughout the remainder of construction, and
will be subject to frequent revision, including temporary closure of the lot,
as construction activities dictate. During construction, pedestrian access to
the north entrance of the Education Building and the east entrance of the
Education Annex will be maintained via designated pathways except during periods
of closure of the lot. However, access to the Education Building is limited to
the south entrance only. Pedestrians and motorists should exercise caution in
the area.

Education Annex -- Literacy Research Center and Clinic (lower floor,
Education Annex; scheduled completion January 2014) -- The lower (first) floor
of the Education Annex is closed for construction. Access to the alleyway and
portions of related parking east and south of the Agriculture Building is
closed, and a temporary access/egress detour has been established west of the
Agriculture Building. The pedestrian sidewalk in the Education Annex vicinity
is closed on the south side of Lewis Street, with pedestrian access rerouted to
the north side of the street at the established construction limits. Parking in
the vicinity is closed on the south side of Lewis Street at the construction
limits. Project activities include interior framing and rough-in, as well as
foundation and site work related to the exterior building addition, and improvements
in the former alleyway. Please observe all posted traffic control and
construction signage.

University of Wyoming/Casper College Student Union (UW/CC Student
Union, scheduled completion November 2013) -- The primary building enclosure is
complete, allowing interior construction activities to proceed on or ahead of
schedule. Interior finish construction is progressing throughout UW/CC third-
and fourth-floor spaces. Overall project construction is approximately 87
percent complete.

The UW Physical Plant reports the following activities for the week:

No Hot Water -- Buildings connected to the campus steam system will
not have building heat or domestic hot water for the annual campus steam system
shutdown through 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 19. Read
more.

Power Outage -- A power outage is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 10,
from 6-10 a.m. at the Service Building and General Storage. It is recommended
to turn off all electronic equipment prior to the outage. The outages are
scheduled to accommodate expansion of the General Storage Building.

Wyoming Union -- Contractors will periodically place a dumpster on
the south side of the building to enable removal of materials related to
replacement of the Union Ballroom floor. Please be aware of vehicles and
equipment in this area.

Parking Lot Striping -- The following lots will be closed for
striping operations at various times throughout the week: White, Orr and
McIntyre halls, and Hill Hall to Crane Hall
on King Street. River Village Apartments and Animal Science/Molecular Biology
south lot are complete.

Steam Shutdown -- Valve replacement will be ongoing during steam
shutdown in the following buildings: Wyoming Hall and Old Main. Please use
caution if you are in mechanical room areas while replacement is in progress.
Replacements in Arts & Sciences, Bureau
of Mines, and College of Education are complete.

Chip Sealing -- Chip sealing and striping operations will finish up
at the Little League parking lot. Please use caution in the area. Wyoming Hall/
McWhinnie Hall parking lots are complete.

South Shuttle Lot -- Work is ongoing to move and re-install the bus
shelter for concrete work. Use caution in the area.

Anthropology Building -- Utility work directly north of the building
is complete. ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) spaces will remain relocated
pending completion of concrete work. Please use caution around equipment in the
area.

Landmark Apartments (Scheduled completion Friday, Aug. 16) -- Roof
replacement and attic upgrades will continue on the 12-unit complex. Crews will
be working on units 351, 355, 2601 and 2605. Please use caution around
equipment, barricaded work zones and fenced staging areas.

General Storage Addition (Scheduled completion December 2013) --
Foundation work is underway. Access to the south side of the existing building
should be only from the west driveway. Shipping and Receiving operations will
continue throughout construction. Traffic on Gibbon Street between 15th and
19th streets should use caution around the construction site and construction
vehicles, and observe all posted speed limits.

Centennial Complex (American Heritage Center and Art Museum) -- Roof
replacement operations continue. Scaffolding on the cone portion of the
building is complete and will remain in place until November. Roof envelope
assembly, skylight replacements and window shelf modifications continue. Main entry
and elevator access remain open. The staging area is on the north side of the
building. Use caution in work areas.

Washakie Center -- Painting will continue in the main offices in the
basement. Use caution around crews and materials.

Ross Hall Cafe -- Ross Hall Cafe renovations continue. The facility
will be closed through the summer and is scheduled to reopen for the fall
semester. The contractor staging and parking area is on the north side of the
building. Use caution in the area.

Geology Building -- Renovations to Classroom 216 are ongoing. Use
caution around crews and equipment in this area.

Wyoming Union -- Repairs to the east plaza deck stairs leading to the
Ballroom are complete.

Concrete Replacement -- Replacement of damaged sidewalk on the north
side of Fraternity Row is complete.

Wyoming State Vet Lab -- Gas line modifications are complete.

Photo:A rendering of the planned Indoor Golf Practice Facility as seen from the
northeast.